APPENDIX. 



NOTE. In this work, in order to conform with most American 

 treatises on botaiiy, the word loculus is replaced by the less exact 

 word cell. 



0. Annual. 



Q0. Biennial. 



QJ.. Perennial. 



Tp . Shrub or tree. 



tf. Male. 



9 . Female. 



. Hermaphrodite, i. e., both sexes in the same flower. 



oo. Many, or an indefinite number. 



Acaulescent. Stemless. 



Accrescent. Increasing with age. 



Acerose. Needle-shaped. 



Aculeate. Having sharp points or prickles. 



Acuminate. Tapering to a point. 



jEqualls. All flowers hermaphrodite. 



Acute. Sharp pointed. 



Adnate. United by the surface. 



Akene. A dry, hard, indehisceut, 1-celled, 1-seeded fruit. 



Alveolate. Pitted like a thimble 



Ament, Amentum. A unisexual spike with scaly bracts. 



AmplexlcauL Clasping the stem. ' 



Anceps, Ancipital. Two-edged. 



AndrcBcium. Stamens and corolla. 



Androgynous. Having both male and female flowers. 



Angiosperm, Angiospermce. Bearing seeds in a closed 

 pericarp. 



Anisocarpce. Number of Carpels less than lobes of Cor- 

 olla. 



Annular. King- like. 



Anther. The part of the stamen bearing pollen. 



Aphyllous. Without leaves. 



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